in a huff

Idioms and Phrases

In an offended manner, angrily, as in When he left out her name, she stalked out in a huff . This idiom transfers huff in the sense of a gust of wind to a burst of anger. [Late 1600s] Also see in a snit .

Example Sentences

“He literally left the room in a huff.”

From Literature

Exhibits, usually advertised on Instagram, typically last one weekend since she shares the unit with a roommate who, at one opening, was visibly annoyed while wearing a robe and stomping through the party in a huff with her hamper.

From Los Angeles Times

It had to go off somewhere to sit in a huff, unruffle its feathers, and regain its ruthless composure.

From Literature

Abel learned that Gower played bass fiddle in a small orchestra whose specialty was country music, had great-grandchildren by the dozen, all of whom were musical, and was happy with his old wife, though they often quarreled and spent whole days sitting around in a huff, trying to remember what they were angry about.

From Literature

When former Representative George Santos, the serial fabulist, was expelled from Congress by his colleagues in December, he left in a huff, declaring, “to hell with this place.”

From New York Times

Related Words

• annoyed
• furious
• heated
• incensed
• irate
• livid
• mad
• miffed
• resentful
• scornful